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Webster 1913 Edition


Requisite

Req′ui-site

(r?k′w?-z?t)
,
Noun.
That which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable.
God, on his part, has declared the
requisites
on ours; what we must do to obtain blessings, is the great business of us all to know.
Wake.

Req′ui-site

,
Adj.
[L.
requisitus
, p. p.
requirere
; pref.
re-
re- +
quaerere
to ask. See
Require
.]
Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; so needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary; indispensable.
All truth
requisite
for men to know.
Milton.
Syn. – Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential.
–
Req′ui-site-ly
,
adv.
–
Req′ui-site-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Requisite

REQ'UISITE

,
Adj.
s as z. [L. requiitus, from requiro.]
Required by the nature of things or by circumstances; necessary; so needful that it cannot be dispensed with. Repentance and faith are requisite to salvation. Air is requisite to support life. Heat is requisite to vegetation.

REQ'UISITE

,
Noun.
That which is necessary; something indispensable. Contentment is a requisite to a happy life.
God on his part has declared the requisites on ours; what we must do to obtain blessings, is the great business of us all to know.